Rule 8.3 - SAINSBURY(J)
FORM 8.3
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in SAINSBURY(J)
Class of relevant security ORD GBP0.28571428
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 12 October 2007
2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)
Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant 59,853,776 3.44% 2,337,586 0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives 15,774,296 0.91% 15,895,494 0.91%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,750 0.00% 0 0.00%
purchase/sell
Total 75,629,822 4.34% 18,233,080 1.05%
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of Long Short
relevant
security:
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant
securities
(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)
(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Details
3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
(GBP)
Purchase 119,329 5.8306
Purchase 74 5.8087
Purchase 995 Transfer
Purchase 622 Transfer
Purchase 111 Transfer
Purchase 537 5.8187
Purchase 6,563 Transfer
Purchase 21,820 5.8350
Purchase 146,257 5.8050
Purchase 15,900 5.8276
Purchase 1,996 5.8020
Purchase 88,945 5.8350
Purchase 13,314 5.8261
Purchase 16,915 5.8350
Purchase 1,692 5.8350
Purchase 5,982 5.8350
Purchase 146,257 5.8050
Purchase 50,000 5.8300
Sale 6,520 Transfer
Sale 995 Transfer
Sale 995 Transfer
Sale 182 5.8262
Sale 255,950 5.8000
Sale 6,563 Transfer
Sale 6,563 Transfer
Sale 5,244 5.8350
Sale 7,059 5.8243
Sale 2,879 5.8332
Sale 300 5.8162
Sale 550 5.8162
Sale 111,757 5.8200
Sale 12,862 Transfer
Sale 17,500 5.8223
Sale 98,617 5.8105
Sale 73,129 5.8000
Sale 50,000 5.8329
Sale 995 Transfer
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 1996 5.8019
CFD Short 13314 5.8261
CFD Short 15900 5.8276
CFD Short 119329 5.8305
CFD Long 98617 5.8105
CFD Long 111757 5.82
CFD Long 17500 5.8222
CFD Long 7059 5.8242
CFD Long 2879 5.8331
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
e.g. call selling, securities to price American, date paid/received
option purchasing, which the option European etc. per unit (GBP)
varying etc. relates (GBP)
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. Number of Exercise price per
call option securities unit (Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction Details Price per unit
(Note 8) (if applicable)
(Note 5)
4. OTHER INFORMATION
None
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced. If none, this should be stated.
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES
Date of disclosure 15 October 2007
Contact name Geoff Smith
Telephone number 020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8
DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)
OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)
Product name, Written or Number of securities Exercise price Type, e.g. Expiry date
e.g. call option purchased to which the option (Note 2) American,
or derivative relates European etc.
Option Purchased 1,250 390.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 500 390.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given.
Full details of any existing agreements to purchase or to sell should also be given on this form.
2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.
For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its Notes which can be viewed on the
Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk